McKINNEY, Texas (Court TV) — Teenagers testifying about a deadly stabbing at a track meet have differed on some details in the case, but all have agreed they were shocked by the violence that appeared to come out of nowhere.
Karmelo Anthony appears in court. (Sketch by Pat Lopez)
Karmelo Anthony, 19, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in 2025. Anthony has not denied stabbing the victim, but rather has argued that he acted in self-defense after Metcalf threatened him and pushed him at the event.
Anthony and Metcalf attended different schools; many of the teens who have testified in the case have described a “tent culture” at track meets in which students from varying schools don’t interact. Student athletes at Memorial High School, which Metcalf attended, said that their coach did not allow any non-students under their tent. Meanwhile, Coach Adam Linwood of Centennial High School, where Anthony was an athlete, characterized the downtime at track meets as more of a “social hour” where kids mingled…